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Texas sophomore QB Sam Ehlinger completed 19-of-27 passes for 169 yards while rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns in Tuesday's 28-21 upset win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Ehlinger (6'3/235) didn't light the field aflame as a passer, but repeatedly burned Georgia with his legs in Tuesday's upset bid, scoring rushing touchdowns in the first, second and fourth quarters. His 2018 season as a whole represented a stellar step forward from what he achieved a year ago. On the whole, the dual-threat signal-caller accounted for 41 touchdowns across 14 games played. He accounted for just 13 in nine games as a true freshman. Texas will enter the 2019 season with high expectations after the team made a run to the Big 12 title game before pulling off Tuesday's clutch unseating of the boys from Athens. Jan 2 - 12:39 AM

Texas sophomore QB Sam Ehlinger told reporters that his shoulder is as "close to 100 percent" as it has been since the injury.

Ehlinger suffered a shoulder sprain on November 19, and while he's been able to play with the injury, there have been times where it's pretty clearly affected his ability to get the football down field. There was very little doubt that he was going to play in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia, but this is a good sign he should be able to play pretty well. Mon, Dec 17, 2018 01:38:00 PM

He also ran for 42 yards and two scores. Ehlinger (6'3/225) re-aggravated a sprained AC joint in his shoulder two weeks ago against Iowa State. He's mostly looked fine in playing through it the past few weeks, but his game Saturday was a bit up-and-down. Ehlinger made a few incredible throws -- zipping balls over OU corners at a height disadvantage into the hands of his enormous receivers -- but he also missed a few open potential touchdown throws. After the game, Ehlinger channeled Tim Tebow in saying he's going to "make it my mission to make sure this team and this school never have this feeling again." Texas may be headed to the Sugar Bowl if Oklahoma is selected into the playoff. Sat, Dec 1, 2018 04:54:00 PM

Texas sophomore QB Sam Ehlinger (shoulder) is expected to be a full-go for Saturday's Big 12 Championship Game showdown with Oklahoma.

No real surprise on this one, as Ehlinger came back from a shoulder injury to throw for 154 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions against Kansas on Black Friday. Shane Buechele will be waiting in the wings should Ehlinger run into further issues on the health front. Thu, Nov 29, 2018 07:47:00 PM

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